Luckham Creative is a freelance design studio that provides services in graphic design, web design, photography and image editing. I first established Luckham Creative in 1985 in Vancouver B.C., as Aries Publishing Inc., which soon after became Dedicated Desktop Creative Services, and in 1992 I relocated to Ottawa, Ontario. In January of 2007 I retired the name Dedicated Desktop in favour of Luckham Creative, a name that would better reflect the personal and creative services that I now offer.

J u l i a n   L u c k h a m  -  designer, photographer
I’ve been providing services in Graphic Design and Production since 1985, being one of the first companies in Vancouver, B.C. to be working with page layout software on the Macintosh computer, just as the “Desktop Publishing” revolution began. Combining my love for music, photography and design, I designed and published a local entertainment magazine, The Vancouver Preview. My work attracted attention, and I became increasingly in demand, at which time Dedicated Desktop was born. My skills with page layout and graphics software made me a valuable resource to the local design industry and the next few years I apprenticed with some of Vancouver’s top designers. When designer Rob Bishop, MGDC of Found Communications presented me with a plaque for my office wall... Goethe’s ‘Until one is committed.... Begin it Now’, I knew my career as a Graphic Designer had truly begun.

Five years later I was invited by Vancouver Community College to teach a variety of graphics courses, and to develop and teach advanced courses in Commercial Type and Imagesetting. It was also in 1990 that I discovered the newly released Adobe Photoshop, and within a couple of years I became the ‘go to guy’ for image editing.

In late 1992 I moved to Ottawa, Ontario, where I continued to deliver a personal service that only a small studio can offer while still providing many of the same services and resources of a large design studio... and then some. I began offering services in Web Design well before most design studios had explored this new medium, and through collaborations with other experts in both the print and internet fields, I had access to a wealth of talent and expertise.

An avid photographer since the early '70s, I became more involved in photography after having some of my work published and exhibited in the '80s and '90s. But it was in 2004 that I got a taste of digital photography, through some exciting contract work out west, and decided to add photography and commissioned image editing to my range of services. In 2007 I made the decision to do less "non-creative" work and focus more on creativity, and to better reflect this Dedicated Desktop Creative Services evolved into Luckham Creative where I continue to dedicate myself to providing the best in Creative Services... design and photographic skills combined with technical expertise and a passion for creativity! Take a moment to peruse my web site, view some of the work I’ve done over the years, and then give me a call or send an e-mail to discuss your creative needs. (top)

C l i e n t s
I provide services to clients in Ottawa, across Canada throughout the United States and around the World. The following are just some of the clients I have had the pleasure of working with over the past 25 years.

Robert Bateman (through Tarris Innovations) (Salt Spring Island, B.C.)
CBS Records (Vancouver, B.C.)
FirePro LLC (Port Charlotte, Florida)
HoneyBar Products International (Ottawa, ON)
International Academy of Design and Technology (Ottawa, ON)
Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat* (KKPKP) (Pune, India)
Ron Levine/Remax (Ottawa, ON)
Lightwave Reprographics (Ottawa, ON)
Lowe Martin Group (Ottawa, ON),
Mitel Corporation (Ottawa, ON)
National Printers (Ottawa, ON)
Paquette Fine Foods (Ottawa, ON)
Paramount Pictures/Touchstone Pictures (Burbank, California)
Prentice Hall Canada (Don Mills, ON)
Rocky Mountain Bicycles (Vancouver, B.C.)
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (Vancouver, B.C.)
Self Employed Women's Association* (SEWA) (Ahmedabad, India)
Aaron Spelling Productions (Los Angeles, California)
StreetNet International* (Durban, South Africa)
The Table Vegetarian Restaurant (Ottawa, ON)
University of British Columbia† (Vancouver, B.C.)
University of Ottawa (Ottawa, ON)
Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) (Manchester, U.K.)
WIEGO Secretariat - Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

Government of Canada
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada°
Canadian Heritage°
Industry Canada
Natural Resources Canada - Energy Sector
Natural Resources Canada - Office of Energy Efficiency°
Public Works and Government Services Canada°
Statistics Canada

†contracted through Found Communications
°contracted through Innovacom Marketing & Communication
*contracted through WIEGO       (top)

N o n   P r o f i t   W o r k
I take a great deal of satisfaction in providing services to Non Profit Organizations. The following are just some of the organizations I have had the pleasure of working with over the years.

• Andrew Fleck Child Care Services - Ottawa, ON
• The Cook-Rees Memorial Fund For Water Search And Safety - Stratford, ON
• H.O.T. 4 R C.P. Kids Foundation - Ottawa, ON
• Inclusive Cities - Global
• One Boy One Van Foundation - Ottawa, ON
• Ottawa Film Society - Ottawa, ON
• Physicians for Global Survival - Ottawa, ON
• Tree Reading Series - Ottawa , ON   
• WIEGO - Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing
  Harvard University - Cambridge, MA, U.S.A. and Manchester, U.K.

Mindful of budgetary challenges most Non Profit Organizations are faced with I offer all Non Profits a discount on my services. Please call or e-mail for more information. Please call or e-mail for more information. (top)

• A View from Here - Ottawa Photographers
• Annemarie Grudën Photography - Ottawa Portrait Photographer
• Robert Bateman - Canadian Wildlife Artist/Environmentalist
• Birgit Freybe Bateman - Canadian Photographer
• Capital Creatives - Ottawa Association of Creative Professionals
• Check it Out Films - Independent Film Makers
• Meredith Studio Gallery - Pottery & Watercolours
• One Moon Gallery - First Nations Native Artist Darlene Gait

• Facebook (Luckham Creative)
  • Social Networking
• LinkedIn (Luckham Creative)
  • Professional On-line Network
• SmugMug (A View from Here)
  • Professional Photo Sharing web site
• Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Orgainizing (WIEGO)
  • WIEGO is a global research-policy network that seeks to improve the status of the working poor, especially women, in the informal economy.
  • I am the Graphic Designer, Web Designer for WIEGO's Global Projects
    

Thanks for visiting luckham.ca,
Julian Luckham